Contractor Admits Fault in Damage to Trump’s Reflecting Pool
The company hired to renovate the Reflecting Pool at the White House admitted that its own repair work caused structural flaws, rather than vandalism. This admission clarifies the cause of the damage that had previously sparked public controversy.
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Reflecting Pool Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Damage
The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.
By David A. Fahrenthold and Maxine Joselow
Read full article →Company hired for Trump’s reflecting pool makeover reportedly admits flaws in plan
Atlantic Industrial Coatings was given $14.7m no-bid contract and its findings contradict president’s claims of vandalism The company hired to renovate the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool has acknowledged that “human oversight” and flaws in the repair plan caused the newly installed blue liner to peel and tear, according to documents reviewed by the New York Times that challenge Donald Trump’s repeated claims of vandalism. The president has repeatedly said vandals armed with knives or box cu...
By Marina Dunbar
Read full article →Trump’s own contractor admits its shoddy work caused the problem at the Reflecting Pool - not vandals
The contractor blamed ‘human oversight’ and the combination of incompatible chemicals, according to a report
By Brendan Rascius
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